Scrubs
Medical comedy series
Scrubs are the loose-fitting medical uniforms worn by surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare workers—so called because they're worn in environments requiring scrubbed-clean conditions.
The term extends to the workers themselves: The scrubs rushed the patient into the OR.
Outside medicine, scrubs are low-growing, stunted vegetation, or land covered with such growth.
A scrub is also someone considered insignificant or unskilled—a nobody: He's a scrub who can't even get a date.
Identical throughout
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
blue · green · surgical · cotton · pockets · drawstring · shift · ward
Vigorous abrasive cleaning
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
- elbow greaseStrenuous physical effort
- disinfectingKilling bacteria and viruses
sanitizing · floor · tile · bathtub · hands · nails · soap · vigorous
American television network
- JDProfessional legal degree
- CarlaFeminine given name
- Sacred HeartJesus's heart as worship focus
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
Zach Braff · comedy · Elliott · daydream · voiceover · bromance · Kelso · ensemble
Beauty service for skin
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- saltSodium chloride compound
- skincareComplexion maintenance regimen
exfoliant · buff · polish · dead skin · spa · beauty · loofah · microdermabrasion
uniform
Identical throughout
healthcare · blue · green · surgical · cotton · pockets · drawstring · shift · ward · clinic
scouring
Vigorous abrasive cleaning
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
- elbow greaseStrenuous physical effort
disinfecting · sanitizing · floor · tile · bathtub · hands · nails · soap · vigorous · bristles
NBC
American television network
- JDProfessional legal degree
- CarlaFeminine given name
- Sacred HeartJesus's heart as worship focus
Zach Braff · sitcom · comedy · Elliott · daydream · voiceover · bromance · Kelso · ensemble · syndication
facial
Beauty service for skin
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- saltSodium chloride compound
skincare · exfoliant · buff · polish · dead skin · spa · beauty · loofah · microdermabrasion · granules
cancellation
Voiding of plans
cut · eliminated · dropped · lineup · roster · disqualified · withdrawn · sidelined · pulled · axed
- Medical TVER, Grey's Anatomy, House, General Hospital, New Amsterdam
- NBCUniversalNBC, NBCUniversal, Peacock, Universal Studios, Today Show
- TV comedysitcom, sketch comedy, late night show, variety show, mockumentary
- Workplace ComedyThe Office, Office Space, 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
ScrubsER
Acute care department
procedural drama · Grey's Anatomy · House · medical drama · gritty realism
Scrubsformal wear
Elegant occasion clothing
evening gown · tuxedo · business suit · ball gown · haute couture
- scrub upCleanse hands for sterility
- scrub spongeTextured dish cleaner
- scrub brushStiff-bristled cleaning implement
- scrub outClean by hard rubbing
- hand scrubAbrasive soap for palms
- body scrubGrainy cleanser removing dead cells